“He will tend His flock like a shepherd;He will gather the lambs in His arms;He will carry them in His bosom,and gently lead those that are with young.” (Isaiah 40.11, ESV) Sheep aren't the brightest animals. They tend to wander from safety, panic readily, and become easy targets for predators. Although such dumb animals appear… Continue reading Shepherding: April 2025 Scripture Writing Plan
Category: Trust
Standing on the Promises: Scripture Writing Plan January 2025
Standing on the promises I cannot fall,List’ning every moment to the Spirit’s call,Resting in my Savior as my all in all,Standing on the promises of God. Russell K. Carter, 1886 In 2025, some things might be changing for you. You may be implementing some new resolutions, buying a new home, preparing for a baby, or… Continue reading Standing on the Promises: Scripture Writing Plan January 2025
…But God: Scripture Writing Plan October 2024
You've been there. ...that moment when hope is faint. ...that day when the very foundations seemed to crack. ...that time when your doubts were no longer a whisper, but a roar. In short, you've been there, in that moment of bleak despair... ...but God steps in and transforms the narrative from one of defeat to… Continue reading …But God: Scripture Writing Plan October 2024
Teach Me: Scripture Writing Plan August 2024
"Teach me your way, O Lord,that I may walk in your truth;unite my heart to fear your name." Psalm 86.11-12, ESV Another year of school is starting soon. At home, I have two kids in high school, and one beginning the final year of middle school. My spouse is teaching the two oldest how to drive. I… Continue reading Teach Me: Scripture Writing Plan August 2024
Fight the Good Fight: June 2024 Scripture Writing Plan
Mark Twain wrote, "It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog." In the fight to remain faithful and share the saving truth of the gospel, you must not be intimidated by the strength or size of the enemy (Satan). It may seem like everyone… Continue reading Fight the Good Fight: June 2024 Scripture Writing Plan
God is My Refuge: January 2024 Scripture Writing Plan
Every so often, we get raging thunderstorms in Texas. Instead of a light sheet of rain, it's as if someone decided to dump a river over a few square miles in 10 minutes. Wind and hail tear things to pieces. Lightning shoots across the sky. Thunder roars. When such a storm strikes, you don't want… Continue reading God is My Refuge: January 2024 Scripture Writing Plan
Arise & Build! Scripture Writing Plan October 2021
"But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite servant and Geshem the Arab heard of it, they jeered at us and despised us and said, “What is this thing that you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?” Then I replied to them, “The God of heaven will make us prosper, and we his servants will arise and… Continue reading Arise & Build! Scripture Writing Plan October 2021
Trust in the Lord: September 2021 Scripture Writing Plan
The last two years have been quite the "adventure." Usually, adventure triggers images of excitement or glamour, but there is also the little matter of discomfort and even danger---near-death experiences, large bugs, deadly snakes, dehydration. diseases. Adventure is not all it's cracked up to be. I remember lamenting the lack of exciting historical events as… Continue reading Trust in the Lord: September 2021 Scripture Writing Plan
Riding out the Storm
Hail violently pelted my car. Knuckles white and body tensed, I gripped the steering wheel, gently apply pressure to the gas. I expected a window to bust out at any moment. I couldn’t find any place to safely shelter. Cars sat stubbornly beneath the overpasses, leaving anyone stuck behind them with nowhere to go. My… Continue reading Riding out the Storm
Pandemic and Panic vs. Perspective and Prayer
According to the CDC, roughly 56,000 people die from the flu each year.
According to the NHTSA, 36,560 people died in car accidents in 2019.
At the present time, there have been 12 deaths from Coronavirus in the U.S.
Yes, you read that correctly: that’s a two-digit twelve without any additional zeros.
It’s possible that the virus could become a pandemic. It’s possible that more will die. It’s possible that the fears are legitimate, but that could have been the case with Ebola, SARS, MERS, etcetera.
I could panic…
…Or I could face the fact that death could come at me in other ways—car accident, tornado, cancer, flu, etc.
Some things are just beyond my control. It's time to accept our limitations.
Elihu's Corner 